Adapted for broadcasting by Archie Campbell

Published in 1960, John Wyndham’s Trouble with Lichen tells the story of Diana Brackley, a revolutionary, a feminist, and a scientist.

Francis Saxover and Diana Brackley, two scientists investigating a rare lichen, discover it has a remarkable property: it retards the aging process. Francis, realising the implications for the world of an ever-youthful, wealthy elite, wants to keep it secret, but Diana sees an opportunity to overturn the male status quo by using the lichen to inspire a feminist revolution.

As each scientist wrestles with the implications and practicalities of exploiting the discovery, the world comes ever closer to learning the truth
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Trouble With Lichen is a scintillating story of the power wielded by science in our lives and asks how much trust should we place in those we appoint to be its guardians? 

Produced By:….Archie Campbell

Dr Francis Saxover, Director of Darr House Scientific Developments Ltd:
Hugh Latimer
Miss Birkett, his secretary:….Janet Burnell
Zephanie, his daughter:….Dorit Welles
Paul, his son:….Edward Brooks
Diana Brackley, Director of Nefertiti Ltd:….Rosalie Crutchley
Miss Tallwyn, her secretary:……Shirley Cooklln
Gerald Marlin, a journalist:…..Geoffrey Matthews
Editor of the Sunday Prole:…Howieson Culkf
Miss Brendon, an employee at Nefertiti:….Penelope Lee
Richard Treverne, engaged to Zephanie:…..David Valla
First Voice:…..Lewis Stringer
Second Voice:……Arthur Gomez
Lady Tewley:……Vanessa Thornton

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